Posted: Thursday - July 22, 2010
Habitual high-heel wearers, your attention, please. You know that feeling you get when you first slip off those impossibly high stilettos (the feeling after relief)? That tightness in your Achilles’ tendons as feet assume a natural position, with heels on the floor? Researchers think they may know the reason for that.
Posted: Thursday - July 1, 2010
Concern about a newborn's bacterial flora is not a topic you're likely to hear discussed in the waiting room of the maternity ward -- but that may change. A new study has found that the way in which babies are delivered exposes them to specific bacteria that could play a role in their future health.
Posted: Tuesday - June 22, 2010
DAYTON, Tenn. — Within the year, officials at Rhea County Medical Center want to provide better mammograms for local residents.
Posted: Thursday - June 10, 2010
Q. What are some effects of obesity on pregnancy?
Posted: Thursday - June 3, 2010
Q. What are some effects of obesity on pregnancy?
Posted: Thursday - May 27, 2010
Ana Boyd often takes a short break during the one-hour workout session inside the St. Andrews Center.
Posted: Monday - May 24, 2010
The wellness program participants laughed when Betty Williams said she wanted more dressing and cheese for her salad, but when she sang to give thanks for better health she was so overcome with emotion that she cried.
Posted: Saturday - April 17, 2010
"Do You Carry a Risk for Breast Cancer in Your Genes?" is next in the Strong and Smart: Living Well With Cancer dial-up seminar series on Wednesday, April 28, at 1 p.m.
Posted: Thursday - March 25, 2010
BARCELONA, Spain — Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference on breast cancer said Thursday.
Posted: Friday - March 19, 2010
Chattanooga-area women will share their battles against heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women in America, at Thursday's Go Red Luncheon.
Posted: Thursday - Jan. 21, 2010
Free H1N1 flu vaccinations will be given 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Sale Creek Lions Club, Coppinger Road behind Sale Creek Middle/High School.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 23, 2009
The obstetrics and gynecology residency program at the UT College of Medicine in Chattanooga is facing a probationary period following a review from the national body responsible for accrediting residency programs, the school's dean said Thursday.
Posted: Tuesday - April 14, 2009
The growing ineffectiveness of a popular and widely requested antibiotic has local doctors emphasizing the importance of responsible antibiotic use.
Posted: Tuesday - April 7, 2009
Smoking takes years off your life and adds dollars to the cost of health care. Yet nonsmokers cost society money, too — by living longer.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 14, 2008
Breastfeeding, diaper changing and baby kissing are regular activities at Signal Mountain Pilates’ new Baby and Me class.
Womens Health
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Medical Advice
A spreading epidemic of obesity threatens the well-being of countless American children.
